Krieble v. Krieble

The decisive issue on this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining the amount of alimony awarded to the plaintiff in its judgment granting a divorce to her on the uneontested ground of desertion. Despite the vigor with which the appeal has been prosecuted and defended and the substantial amounts involved in the award made by the trial court, the issue remains a simple one.

It is well settled that the trial court’s decision as to the type and amount of alimony awarded in a divorce action is based upon the circumstances of the parties to the action and “is within…